Audio and Video
What Is Nature Poetry?
April 26, 2012
Summary: To celebrate National Poetry Month, Orion's Poetry Editor, Hannah Fries, is joined in a wide-ranging discussion of how the natural world informs verse by three writers who have published poems in Orion: Christian Wiman, editor of Poetry magazine, Maria Melendez, editor of Pilgrimage, and the celebrated author of thirteen books of poetry and prose, Pattiann Rogers.
Audio Slide Show: Lexicon of Sustainability
April 25, 2012
Summary: Photographer Douglas Gayeton explains the genesis of his giant-sized, mural-like photos designed to protect from corporate marketing the meaning behind the words we use to describe sustainability. The project began as a language experiment in Tuscany, Italy. Watch the audio slide show to find out how and why.
James MacKinnon Reads “False Idyll”
April 25, 2012
Summary: Author James MacKinnon reads aloud from his latest essay for Orion -- "False Idyll" -- about the need to view nature for what it is versus through rose-colored glasses.
From: False Idyll
Luis Urrea Reads from His May/June 2012 Wastelander Column
April 25, 2012
Summary: Author Luis Urrea reads his latest Wastelander column about the manifest destiny, the pull of the American West, and why all migrations should receive equal consideration and respect.
From: Manifest Destiny
Orion Editors Out Loud: May/June 2012
April 25, 2012
Summary: Orion editors Jennifer Sahn, Andrew Blechman, and Jason Houston discuss the May/June 2012 issue of Orion, including Craig Childs' piece titled The Rule of the Phoenix about the rise and fall and rise again of civilizations; the second installment in James Gustave Speth's two-part manifesto about envisioning a better future for America the Possible; Wendell Berry's poignant short story about the meaning of home; author James MacKinnon's sobering view of nature; and fascinating photos of food as viewed through a high-powered microscope.
Strengthening Local Economies: Michael Shuman on Investing in Small Businesses
March 24, 2012
Summary: Not even 1 percent of Americans' long-term savings are invested locally, largely because it's just not possible under the current system. But what would our towns look like if a larger fraction of this $30 trillion were in local economies? Local businesses account for half of the jobs and economic output in the U.S., so the effect could be important. During Orion's latest live web event, Michael Shuman, author of the new book Local Dollars, Local Sense, discussed innovative ways that citizens can improve their local economies while growing their own bank accounts.
Punishing Protest: Patrick Shea and Heidi Boghosian Discuss Law and Civil Disobedience
February 23, 2012
Summary: What is the justice system for? Activists from the Occupy movement to climate justice camps are regularly made examples of by courts while bank and oil company executives avoid prosecution for real crimes. During Orion's latest live web event, Patrick Shea, a lawyer who defended climate justice activist Tim DeChristopher (see "What Love Looks Like" in the January/February 2012 issue of Orion), and Heidi Boghosian, director of the National Lawyers Guild, discussed what activists engaging in nonviolent protest can expect from the justice system.
Sacred Headwaters, a Slide Show
February 23, 2012
Summary: The Sacred Headwaters—a region of British Columbia the size of Great Britain—is one of the most remote and unexplored places on Earth. Today, as hundreds of new coal and methane mining projects start up, the Headwaters are under siege.
Beehive Design Collective: “The True Cost of Coal” Slide Show
February 23, 2012
Summary: The Beehive Design Collective’s “True Cost of Coal” banner is featured in Susanne Antonetta’s article “Metaphor Crafters” in the March/April 2012 issue of Orion; through visual narrative, the banner tells the story of mountaintop removal mining in Appalachia. The Maine-based arts collective travels around the world, distributing this and other banners and giving “picture lectures” to present the voices and histories woven into the work. Learn more about how the collective brings together art and activism in this slide show tour of “The True Cost of Coal.”
Orion Editors Out Loud: March/April 2012
February 23, 2012
Summary: Orion editors Jennifer Sahn, Andrew Blechman, and Hannah Fries discuss the March/April 2012 issue of Orion, including the first of a two-part essay by James Gustave Speth about the disappearing American Dream and how things have gotten so bad in Washington; Belle Boggs's poignant memoir about infertility; Amy Leach's delightfully whimsical essay about panda bears; Steven Kotler's humorous investigation into ecopsychology; poetry in the issue; and an introduction to a very unusual project ("Take a Closer Listen") creatively displayed in this issue of Orion.
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